The weather is getting warmer, and the flotsam is flying again
The first peak season of willow flying this spring
Willow catkins flying in the sky
It is very easy to cause a series of fires
According to Chaoyang Fire News
April 13th
Chaoyang District, Beijing
The east gate of Anjialou Village, Jiangtai Township
A forest fire broke out
Verified on-site
The catkins in the woodland were lit and a fire was started
Ignition of combustible materials such as surrounding weeds
and burned some of the trees in the woodland
It was learned through the investigation of the visit
At about 13:30 on the same day
When Yan Moumou smoked in the woodland
A fire is caused by igniting catkins with a lighter
Investigators found Yan
and brought it back to the police station for further questioning
After being questioned by investigators from the Chaoyang District Fire and Rescue Detachment and the Public Security Police Station, Yan Moumou confessed to his act of igniting the catkins in the woodland and causing the fire.
Penalty Decisions
In accordance with the provisions of Article 64 (2) of the Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the public security organs decided to give Yan XX an administrative punishment of 10 days of administrative detention.
Fire experiments
Poplar catkins that appear every spring
How flammable is it, exactly?
Let's find out through the following experiments
Experiment 1: A lighter ignites the catkins
Firefighters collect a ball of catkins in advance and light it with a lighter. In the blink of an eye, the flames instantly engulfed and burned the accumulated catkins, and they spread extremely quickly.
Experiment 2: Throw a cigarette butt onto a catkins
When the cigarette butt is thrown on the catkins, the place where the catkins come into contact with the cigarette butts gradually burns and turns yellow, and smoke comes out from time to time, which immediately triggers an open flame.
Ah-pop tips
Prevent catkins fires
What can we do?